96 American Shooting Journal // August 2019
Step 1: Disassembly
Using the round head pin, push the mag bottom pin down and apply some pressure towards the barrel end, helping the mag
plate slide off the frame while pushing the bottom down.Step 2:
Move hammer into ready-to-fire position. Using a flat head screwdriver, lift the disassembly lever. Hold the barrel in your
left hand and slide the thumb inside the trigger guard. With disassembly latch lifted, pull the frame forward and the slide will
move out of the frame from the back.Step 3:
Using a hook tool, lift the front of the trigger spring and slide it back. Trigger spring will free up. Flip the frame over; trigger
and button for mag floor will drop out.Step 4:
Take upper in left hand,
grab subframe with right
hand, and swing the
subframe out of the upper
with clockwise motion. Do
the same with the locking
block.